DirectionsGrease and flour three nine-inch round cake pans and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter with both granulated sugar and light brown sugar until very light and fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to
the batter alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry
mixture. Stir in the vanilla extract. Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake in the center of
the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted
in the center of the layers comes out clean. Cool layers in their pans
over a rack for ten minutes, then loosen and turn out layers directly
onto racks for cooling. Cool layers thoroughly before icing.

For the icing, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Remove from heat, then stir in granulated sugar and light brown sugar.
(Sugars will not dissolve). In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the evaporated milk until
smooth, then whisk this mixture into the saucepan with the sugar
mixture. Return saucepan to a medium heat setting and cook, whisking
constantly, until mixture is thick, shiny and caramel-like, about 15 to
20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and pecans. Cool icing to a good spreading consistency (about 30 minutes), then
spread evenly between cooled cake layers and over the top and sides of
the cake.

Nourishment for the Body and Soul...

I love to cook, but I don't think cooking should be a chore. I usually pick recipes based on several things:

Can I pronounce the ingredients?Can I afford the ingredients?Are there more ingredients in the recipe than I can pick up while dashing through the grocery store on the way home?Is it going to mess up more pans than I am willing to clean after I am finished?

Because after all, the reason I am cooking is so we can sit down at the dinner table and talk. Food is all about nourishment for the body and the soul!

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